diff --git a/dlls/winmm/winealsa/audio.c b/dlls/winmm/winealsa/audio.c
index 9e4cd907b2b..2e41831f1db 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/winealsa/audio.c
+++ b/dlls/winmm/winealsa/audio.c
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ static DWORD wodOpen(WORD wDevID, LPWAVEOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
 
     snd_pcm_sw_params_current(pcm, sw_params);
     EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold(pcm, sw_params, dwFlags & WAVE_DIRECTSOUND ? INT_MAX : 1 ), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set start threshold");
-    EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_silence_size(pcm, sw_params, period_size*2), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set silence size");
+    EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_silence_size(pcm, sw_params, 0), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set silence size");
     EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_avail_min(pcm, sw_params, period_size), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set avail min");
     EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_xfer_align(pcm, sw_params, 1), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set xfer align");
     EXIT_ON_ERROR( snd_pcm_sw_params_set_silence_threshold(pcm, sw_params, 0), MMSYSERR_ERROR, "unable to set silence threshold");